THE two-time jail breaker, Johnson Kombian, who is alleged to have killed two policemen and wounded another at Nakpanduri last month, has been arrested by Interpol in Togo and handed over to the Ghanaian police.
The 35-year-old man, referred to as the Nakpanduri Terror, was overpowered in Togo by the Togolese security forces last Friday and handed over to the Head of Interpol in Ghana, Chief Superintendent Edward Tabiri and Chief Suprintendent Ayikambe Yakubu, Special Operations Assistant, under heavy security at Aflao yesterday.
Eye witnesses said Kombian appeared to be hurt from an apparent injury to one of his arms after a violent struggle with the Togolese security officers.
Before being declared wanted, Kombian was alleged to have murdered a number of his robbery victims during his brutal operations at Nakpanduri, his latest victims being the two policemen, Constables Prince Agyare and Owusu Frimpong.
The third victim in the gun raid he launched on the police is still receiving treatment for gunshot wounds.
After that assault, Kombian eluded the police by shuttling between Ghana and Togo and Burkina Faso.
He was arrested last Friday in a joint effort by the Ghanaian police and their Togolese counterparts during which vital documents and information were shared on his movement.
One of his alleged victims, Constable Prince Agyare, was buried at his hometown, near Koforidua in the Eastern Region, on Saturday, a day after his alleged killer’s arrest.
Confirming the story to the Daily Graphic in Accra, the Director of Police Public Affairs, Supt. Kwesi Ofori, said immediately after Kombian’s arrest, the Ghanaian police and their Togolese counterparts began the process of extraditing him to Ghana.
He said Kombian’s arrest was possible due to the vital information shared among neighbouring security agencies, including copies of his photograph.
He gave the assurance that the police administration would continue to fight crime until it was reduced to the barest minimum.
He advised other criminals to learn a lesson from the arrest of Kombian and be mindful that no matter their modus operandi they would surely be overcome.
During the hunt for Kombian, the police administration promised to give GH¢3,000 to any member of the public who would volunteer information leading to his arrest.
According to police intelligence report, Kombian shuttled between Nakpanduri in the Northern Region and Burkina Faso, after crossing over to northern Togo when he was being sought after.
In addition to the murder and injury to the policemen, Kombian was wanted to face trial in a number of other cases, including robbery, attempted murder, possession of firearms without lawful authority, escaping from lawful custody and stealing.
Until his escape, he was serving a five-year jail term for a previous escape and awaiting trial for robbery and attempted murder.
Meanwhile, police are giving the captured criminal, Kombian medical care at the Police Hospital.
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